Weekend Estimates (UW4 - 25.4M; RT - 19.1M; EL&IC - 10.5M; Haywire - 9M)

[CJohn]

From ERC

The play's the thing...but the movie ain't. Shakespeare adaptation, CORIOLANUS, earned just $60,000 in 9 theatres: $6,667 per screen.

Best Picture front-runner, THE ARTIST, had its biggest weekend yet, earning $2.3 mil in 662 shadowboxes. Total cume: $12.1 mil.

From boxoffice.com

Official weekend estimate: $25.4 million for 'Underworld Awakening' from 3,078 locations. Location avg. = $8,252.

Official weekend estimate: $10.545 million for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' from 2,630 locations. Location avg. = $4,010.

Official weekend estimate: $8.556 million for 'Beauty and the Beast 3D' from 2,625 locations. Location avg. = $3,259.

Official weekend estimate: $19.1 million for 'Red Tails' from 2,512 locations. Location avg. = $7,604.

Official weekend estimate: $9 million for 'Haywire' from 2,439 locations. Location avg. = $3,690.

Official weekend estimate: $12.2 million for 'Contraband' from 2,870 locations. Location avg. = $4,256.

BOM:

1 N Underworld Awakening SGem $25,400,000 - 3,078 - $8,252 $25,400,000 - 1

2 N Red Tails Fox $19,100,000 - 2,512 - $7,604 $19,100,000 $58 1

3 1 Contraband Uni. $12,200,000 -49.9% 2,870 +7 $4,251 $46,100,000 $25 2

4 36 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close WB $10,545,000 +11,484.2% 2,630 +2,624 $4,010 $11,237,000 - 5

5 N Haywire Rela. $9,000,000 - 2,439 - $3,690 $9,000,000 $23 1

6 2 Beauty and the Beast (3D) BV $8,556,000 -51.8% 2,625 - $3,259 $33,364,000 - 2

7 4 Joyful Noise WB $6,075,000 -45.9% 2,735 - $2,221 $21,903,000 - 2

8 3 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Par. $5,540,000 -52.6% 2,519 -827 $2,199 $197,349,000 $145 6

9 5 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $4,805,000 -44.1% 2,485 -670 $1,934 $178,611,000 - 6

10 7 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Sony $3,750,000 -43.7% 1,907 -767 $1,966 $94,775,000 $90 5

11 11 The Iron Lady Wein. $3,707,000 -31.5% 1,076 +274 $3,445 $12,609,000 - 4

12 8 War Horse BV $3,003,000 -49.3% 2,525 -331 $1,189 $72,137,000 $66 5

- 9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Fox $2,965,000 -49.7% 2,070 -779 $1,432 $124,571,000 $75 6

14 10 We Bought a Zoo Fox $2,650,000 -52.3% 2,065 -844 $1,283 $69,432,000 - 5

15 6 The Devil Inside Par. $2,520,000 -68.6% 2,207 -344 $1,142 $51,141,000 $1 3

16 14 The Descendants FoxS $2,450,000 +16.7% 560 -100 $4,375 $51,337,000 - 10

17 15 The Artist Wein. $2,369,000 +98.5% 662 +446 $3,579 $12,117,000 $15 9

18 12 The Adventures of Tintin Par. $2,160,000 -46.5% 1,340 -733 $1,612 $72,262,000 - 5

19 13 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Focus $1,831,000 -42.7% 730 -156 $2,508 $18,396,000 - 7

20 17 Hugo Par. $912,000 -12.8% 650 +105 $1,403 $55,862,000 - 9

- 23 A Dangerous Method SPC $430,000 -13.9% 105 +1 $4,095 $3,385,000 - 9

- 27 Puss in Boots P/DW $357,000 -13.6% 292 -24 $1,223 $147,724,000 $130 13

Edited January 22, 2012 by CJohn

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $10.545 million for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' from 2,630 locations. Location avg. = $4,010.

[Hiccup]

Solid

[Bitcher]

From ERC

The play's the thing...but the movie ain't. Shakespeare adaptation, CORIOLANUS, earned just $60,000 in 9 theatres: $6,667 per screen.

Shit. I had some hopes for this.

[Impact]

So...any guesses on how high U4 will drop? (Remember they all have dropped over 58%)

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $8.556 million for 'Beauty and the Beast 3D' from 2,625 locations. Location avg. = $3,259.

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $19.1 million for 'Red Tails' from 2,512 locations. Location avg. = $7,604.

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $9 million for 'Haywire' from 2,439 locations. Location avg. = $3,690.

[Krissykins]

Wonder what Underworld's estimate will be.That's good for Red Tails, which looks awful. Whats the budget?

[fishstick]

So...any guesses on how high U4 will drop? (Remember they all have dropped over 58%)

I hope over 60%. The arrival of Gray, MotL and OftM should hit it.

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $12.2 million for 'Contraband' from 2,870 locations. Location avg. = $4,256.

[Incarnadine]

Shit. I had some hopes for this.

To be fair, does anyone even know it's playing? I see a lot of movies and I've seen the trailer exactly once and 0 TV spots.

I'm actually going to see it today, that 1 trailer viewing sold me on it

[CJohn]

Official weekend estimate: $25.4 million for 'Underworld Awakening' from 3,078 locations. Location avg. = $8,252.

[Impact]

Sony's first number one since Battle LA!!!

[MovieGuru]

Red Tails overperformed. Grass roots effort to buck the system along with George Lucas & Tyler Perry comments re the extinction of Black movies, Lucas self funding is what pushed viewers to go out.

[fishstick]

Red Tails overperformed. Grass roots effort to buck the system along with George Lucas & Tyler Perry comments re the extinction of Black movies, Lucas self funding is what pushed viewers to go out.

It worked so good on them.

[Impact]

Sony's first number one since Battle LA!!!

Which this has to be some sort of strange record.

[CJohn]

I am sure it is for one big studio.

[Impact]

Yep.

[Fake]

Good opening for Underworld. Even if it drops with actuals, it should still stay over $25M.